OK... looks like a lot has happened since I last checked in.
My day-job I am on-call for is a Audio/Lighting technician, and I just got back from a 4 day adventure in the woods for a private festival.... What an epic time that was. We had a perfect high-altitude of the Pierced meteor shower.
Ok: so lets see if I can get a solid answer here, please let me know if I missed someone else:
Hi all. I'm pretty new to CPU and GPU mining. I'm wanting to setup a CPU miner and GPU miner for zpool that auto switches between the available coins for best mining profits. The trouble is that I can't seem to find any straight forward information that would help a complete novice like me set one up.
So my questions are basically this, and PLEASE forgive me if this has already been answered as I couldn't really narrow it down by looking through the threads...
1. Which software for CPU / GPU. Intel I5, I7 and older ATI card (laptop driven) as well as Intel built in graphics 4600HD.
2. What script can I use that would launch said programs and switch between pools?
3. How can I tell which coin(s) are the most profitable at the time?
Before anyone says it... yes, I KNOW cpu mining isn't profitable and I'm aware of that. As it is, I have access to free power so I'd like to make some use of it.
Thanks.
PS. If someone helps me set this up, I'd gladly donate a bit of bitcoins to them. I have some through ASIC mining.
There's the link to the batch which is always updated in my signature. In that post, are links to all of the miner apps that I am currently using to mine with my batch file.
I will say this straight up: DO NOT MINE WITH A LAPTOP. you will kill it. Especially if it's an I5/i7 model as those little mobile processors run hot by themselves. Trust me; I have burnt out a Lenovo X201i, T420, and W520. That's not a cheap price to pay either. They flat-out do not have enough cooling to run 24/7 like miners do. you would need it in a refrigerator with active cooling/convection. Save the laptop and just build a PC.
For the PC side: anything Core2-Quad generation and newer is highly recommended, though it will work on older/slower hardware. The more cores your processor has, the better it will deal with trying to connect to many algos at once as my batch does.
For the software (remember I am only working with nvidia specific cards): (referenced in my batch post)
I use ccminer 1.8.0 for all algos by default.... it's the "go-to" app. I have found that it wont recognize the cuda cores and device identifiers on my GTX275 [test purposes]... and on a GTX480, it wouldn't work either. For video cards that seem to not work with 1.8.0, I use the ccminer lbry or x11evo version which seems to have all the older core configs compiled in. The newer one only seems to like 700+ series. Anything 600 or earlier are hit and miss.
Sweet! That would probably make things so much simpler since I'll be able to see what it's doing. Thanks for the info, guys.
Now if I can get the Intel HD stuff to work, I'll be all set.
I'm guessing nicehash miner doesn't even see your video card... riiight? lol (assuming you tried that)
The 4600HD is not capable, I have yet to see one application for intel graphics mining myself. You can search the webs, but don't hold your breath on finding one.
Id suggest buying anything in the 900 series if you are buying hardware to begin mining; and Id suggest a 960, 980, 980Ti, or any of the new 10 series. The 750Ti cards are great, but only have so much efficiency with many algos. They are very power conservative with others. It's a waste of power/time to work with 500 series and earlier GTX models.... in my opinion, but for some people, hashrate is hashrate. We have an encoding/render box in SF that has a GTX 650; and I still have it mine =)
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For ATI: I have yet to build a ATI powered miner (haven't bought an ATI card since they made the All In Wonder PRO in AGP format); so I can't comment on the nuances of setting up and configuring the software used for them.
I myself have two CPU's mining:
http://zpool.ca/?address=1PHSDYvVp6HpqtuUPocK41DrdeHbbezaePone machine has 2x 10 core xeon processors (X5650), and one machine with an i7-920 at stock clock. If a LBRY block doesn't hit before you view my wallet, you will see how little those two machines earn in 24 hours...
~0.00011/day for all processors mining.... Pretty minimal.... when you put together the notion that you are wasting more electricity on peripherals to run the processors than the processors take themselves... you will understand my meaning by it's almost not worth it.... but I won't talk you out of it cause i do it myself since my PC's is on mining with their video cards anyways.... plus I don't pay for power at home; included in my rental of property space. You will need to google search "cryptominingblog XXX miner" where XXX is the algo(s) you wish to mine and download a copy of cpuminer. Typically the newest algo's miner will have all or most of the older algos still compiled in, so you just have one version of cpuminer to run. I have a simplified batch I can post up for that if/when needed. But you have to disable virus protection. Because of asshats with botnets; antivirus software now thinks cpuminer is a bit of malware automatically. Personally; I solely point cpu's at neoscrypt. It'a a power hungry algo, but the processor handles it best IMHO and it seems to plainly pay out the best.... FTC FTW.
Finally pool switching: It's not something I have my batch configured for, and probably won't ever implement. I see no need to. I think its actually worse when you switch between pools, but this purely opinion. Im here for the long haul. The diversity and sheer profitability of zPool has my mind set on staying here.
OK. I am done typing for now. Hopefully this helps you figure out whats the hiccup in finding a starting point. But the 3 basics are:
1) a nice up to date video card (With a GTX980 and a GTX960 SSC I got almost $10 in payouts on just Saturday just by mining LBRY)
2) a good working stable pc (I save old computers with multiple PCIE 16x slots for making miners. I just save the motherboards and power supplies. Some I even create a USB bootable Win7 OS to use as a "light" machine to sip even less power slower. So when I get more cards from my business partner in SF, I just pull one out of my closet I have been saving and slap together a unit =)
3) a reliable internet connection
always glad to help you get on your feet if you want.... I post here fairly often, and as long as my job doesn't take me to nowhereland with no access to cellular/internet, I check in here multiple times daily. Usually late night/Early AM PST.